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Author Archives: Anita Rufus

Anita Rufus is an award-winning columnist and talk radio host, known as “The Lovable Liberal.” She has a law degree, a master’s in education, and was a business executive before committing herself to nonprofit advocacy and politics. Her “Know Your Neighbors” column has twice won Association of Alternative Newsmedia awards.

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Know Your Neighbors: Meet Randy Ralke, a Prime Example of a Service Employee Who Often Brightens His Customers’ Days

by Anita Rufus September 16th, 2020
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Know Your Neighbors: Meet Shirley and Terry LeMaster, a Rancho Mirage Couple Whose Lives Intersected Thanks to a Country-Wide Work Project

by Anita Rufus September 2nd, 2020
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Know Your Neighbors: Meet Dori and Rupert Smith—Actors, Activists and Examples of What a Great Couple Can Be

by Anita Rufus August 19th, 2020
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Know Your Neighbors: Meet Megan Beaman Jacinto, a Civil Rights Lawyer on a Mission

by Anita Rufus August 12th, 2020
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Know Your Neighbors: Meet Michael ‘Mick’ McGuire, a Champion of Elder Rights—Who Is Frustrated at the Country’s Nursing-Home System

by Anita Rufus July 22nd, 2020
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Know Your Neighbors: Meet Mary Borders, a Woman Who Spent Her Career Confronting Racism—and Is a Dancer Extraordinaire

by Anita Rufus July 8th, 2020
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Know Your Neighbors: White People Need to Take Action Against Racism—Because Silence and Inaction Can Mean Tacit Agreement

by Anita Rufus June 24th, 2020
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Know Your Neighbors: Meet Jane Williams, a Probation Officer and Parole Agent Who Retired—and Became a Shaman

by Anita Rufus June 10th, 2020
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Know Your Neighbors: Meet Jimmy Boegle, the ‘Coachella Valley Independent’ Founder and Editor Whose Love of Baseball Led Him to Journalism

by Anita Rufus May 27th, 2020
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Know Your Neighbors: Are You Crying More Than Normal During the Pandemic? Yeah, Me Too

by Anita Rufus May 13th, 2020

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